++ The BM Lowdown on the current Brexit flashpoint:
Either: The people of Northern Ireland accept a hard border.
Or: The UK government accept the entire UK remains in the EU Customs Union (like Turkey,

Let’s all give thanks for our central banks today. They are our overlords, saving us from another Great Depression by spoon feeding us with their communications. Namaste. Ah but the appreciation can be tough when they throw in something like the Fed Minutes last night.